家兔脊髓向延髓外侧网状核投射的体部定位——HRP顺行法研究

本实验用HRP顺行传递法研究了家兔脊髓向外侧网状核的纤维投射,结果是: 1.颈、胸和腰髓都有少数的神经元发出纤维投射于双侧的三叉神经下亚核。 2.颈、胸和腰髓至外侧网状核的投射都是双侧性的,但颈髓以同测投射为主,腰髓以对侧投射为主,胸髓至双侧的投射无明显差别。 3.脊髓神经元主要投射于外侧网状核的尾侧半,有体部定位关系。颈髓投射于大细胞亚核的外侧3/5及相邻的部分小细胞亚核;胸髓投射于大细胞亚核的内侧3/5及相邻接的部分小细胞亚核;腰髓投射于小细胞亚核及相邻接的一部分大细胞亚核,相互间有部分重叠。

THE SOMATOTOPICAL PATTERN OF THE SPINAL PROJECTION TO THE LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS OF THE RABBIT. AN ANTEROGRADE HRP STUDY

The somatotopical pattern of the spinal projection to the lateral reticular nucleus (LRN) was examined in 16 rabbits. The anterograde transport of HRP method were used.1. Cervical, thoracic and lumbar segments all gave rise to small numbers of fibers projecting to bilateral lateral reticular subtrigeminal subnucleus (Lrs).2. Cervical, thoracic and lumbar projections to the LRN were bilateral but the cervical ascending fibers terminated predominately on the ipsilateral side. The lumbar ascending fibers projected chiefly to the contralateral side. The thoracic cord gave fibers to bilateral LRN. No significant difference could be seen between the two sides. There were certain overlapping among the distribution areas of the terminal branches from different parts of the cord.3. The spinal projections of the rabbit were predominately terminated in the caudal half of the LRN. It showed a somatotopical pattern. The cervical cord projected to the lateral 3/5 of the lateral reticular magnocellular subnucleus (Lrm) and its neighbouring part of the lateral reticular parvocellular subnucleus (Lrp). The thoracic cord projected to the medial 3/5 of the Lrm and its neighbouring part of Lrp. The lumbar cord gave afferents to the Lrp and its neighbouring part of Lrm.